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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Studio sound on a live recording,
If you're thinking about buying this CD, then you are probably already a POD fan, so I don't need to tell you that this album is hard, loud music. Some live albums (especially ones that are recorded before a band breaks into the big time, as this one was) can be less-than acoustically great, but this live album sounds so good it could have been recorded in a studio. The benefit of listening to this album is that you get to hear the energy that POD has in their live performances, as well as what they say when they're on stage. You get a really good feel for who POD is as a band, and who the musicians are as people and as Christians. (And I really don't think it's all that preachy, actually). POD Live was recorded in 1997 at Tomfest in Stevenson, Washington, so if you got on the POD fanwagon recently, you won't know any of these songs... but that's not a bad thing, right? If you need to expand your POD (or hardcore) collection, then this would be a good album to consider.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
They way they used to be, May 4, 2003
Ok, so technically I don't own this CD. I own the original release of P.O.D. live back when it had 10 songs on it. Add the fact that it's signed and you've got a rare one. It was done before P.O.D.'s rise to fame. After their sudden success, this was cleaned up, repackaged, and re-released.
But anyways. This CD is definitly a must for any fan of P.O.D. looking to see what their roots were like. I perfectly shows the raw aggression they have with their music on stage. For those who don't know what Tomfest is, (where this was recorded) Tomfest is probably the best Christian Hard Rock music festival held every year. With so many great bands out there I feel this CD perfectly captures why P.O.D. has always been considered one of, if not the best bands out.
One listen and you can tell this isn't like other "live" albums where the crowd is boosted, or the parts where they sing off key are dubbed over to create a better "live" experience for the listener. It shows how through the occational technicallity, P.O.D.'s members are incredible musicians who put their all into each performance.
As to why I only gave it four stars, I had to dock a star due to the deletion of the number 10 track, "Murder." Sure, I know the public masses might be a little shocked to hear P.O.D. playing a song that starts off with them chanting "Abortion is murder..." over and over. I can understand why they'd take it off the re-release. However, this is who P.O.D. was. This is part of their history. I was hoping P.O.D. would've stuck to their guns and kept it on. But, still a great album.
With or without the last track, this is still a must have album. Few live albums are even worth buying. This is an exception.
Nowdays P.O.D. has to mask themselves with spiritual vagueness which I understand. With the way MTV and radio is, anything remotely Christian is filtered out. Every now and then I love putting this CD on and hearing P.O.D. before all that mattered. They're great now, and they were great then. Pick this CD up and find out for yourself.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME CD!, May 20, 2005
This CD is a must have for any P.O.D. fan or even any Rock fan in general. I play it all the time and it shows how great P.O.D. is live unlike alot of bands that sound good on the CD but then when it comes for a live performance sound horrible. I'm suprised people would let go of their copies of this for such a low price, it's a 5 star cd peoples! Do yourself a favor and buy it, you won't be dissapointed.
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